- 201. Re: chain saw rec/saws to avoid? (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:19:18 -0400
- Poulan is pretty much the bottom of the barrel for quality. Avoid them and the no-name brands and you can equitably compare the other name brands on features and power. The only name brand I don't ha
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00069.html (7,723 bytes)
- 202. MuMcCulloch 20" 49cc (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:21:19 -0400
- Go to eBay and look up auction number 150048188869 It's a McCulloch 20" 49cc chainsaw for $160 and $28.50 shipping. I'm considering buying it. It's a decent quality saw with good specs and a great pr
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00072.html (6,533 bytes)
- 203. Just Got a Cable Modem (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:23:11 -0400
- I need to connect computers in two different rooms to the cable modem and I have lots of questions. I already have an ethernet in each room connecting all the computers in it. I figure I can use wire
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00089.html (7,980 bytes)
- 204. Who Makes our Lawn and Garden Equipment? (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:17:22 -0500
- Surprise, it's Husqvarna! From this page: <http://corporate.husqvarna.com/index.php?p=about&s=in_brief&afw_lang=en> Quote: The brands in Forestry and Lawn and garden are Husqvarna, Jonsered, Flymo, M
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00111.html (8,422 bytes)
- 205. Re: Who Makes our Lawn and Garden Equipment? (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:52:44 -0500
- Yeah, I know. Craftsman brand power tools now come from many places. Good if you want to offer a lot of variety. (And I am impressed with the breadth of new products Sears is offering.) Bad if you wa
- /html/shop-talk/2006-10/msg00115.html (7,077 bytes)
- 206. Re: Water pump and furnace emergency electrical connections (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:33:06 -0500
- Transfer switches don't have to be that expensive anymore. Go to Home Depot's site and search on whole house generators. They are now selling a 7500 watt generator for $1888 that includes a transfer
- /html/shop-talk/2006-12/msg00201.html (9,715 bytes)
- 207. Re: Just Got a Cable Modem (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:45:23 -0500
- Thanks for all the advice I received on this question when I asked it back in October. I took the security advice to heart and got myself two used Linksys wired routers on fleabay for under $20 each.
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00001.html (6,954 bytes)
- 208. Re: Waste Oil Containers...alternate plan #17 (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:08:34 -0500
- Huh? How so? Jon
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00039.html (6,816 bytes)
- 209. Re: New theory of mine (humor, hoping to start a fun thread) (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:36:05 -0500
- In the Volvo manuals, they call the hard brake lines "pipes." I like that and have adopted that naming convention for myself, although it confuses everyone else I am talking to. :) Jon
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00078.html (8,887 bytes)
- 210. Re: New theory of mine (humor, hoping to start a fun thread) (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:39:06 -0500
- Also Autozone (by phone): Me: I need an end link for 1989 Volvo 740 front anti-roll bar SK: A whuu? Me: an end link for the front bar of a Volvo 740 SK: Whut kind of car? Me: A Volvo 740 SK: Who make
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00094.html (12,660 bytes)
- 211. Re: New theory of mine (humor, hoping to start a fun thread) (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:44:07 -0500
- The local NAPA store was always the first place we looked for parts for old or exotic cars. Their back catalogue was amazing and delivery was almost always within a day. We found a fuel fitting for a
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00096.html (9,185 bytes)
- 212. Re: Pipe size conundrum and turning a fence into a log rack (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:35:28 -0500
- I think you will have trouble drilling a pipe-sized hole through a 4X4 unless you have a mega drill press or a mortiser. If you want quick, sturdy and cheap, use pressure treated deck boards (6" x 5/
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00118.html (9,326 bytes)
- 213. Re: Drill Doctor (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:37:23 -0500
- What heat treat layer? I don't think drill bits are made with case hardening. Jon
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00147.html (6,746 bytes)
- 214. Re: Shop lighting ... (again) (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:52:35 -0500
- Lee, the trick to great distribution of shop lighting is to install a few, flush mounted, vertical fixtures in the wall. You don't need many fixtures to make the undercar area as bright as overhead.
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00149.html (8,897 bytes)
- 215. Re: Drawing program (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:50:39 -0500
- You've got some good suggestions. You can often pick up one version old products from IMSI for a couple of bucks on eBay. Here is a list of all their products. http://www.turbocad.com/products.asp Ev
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00213.html (8,295 bytes)
- 216. MSDS Site (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:35:47 -0500
- I'm always curious what chemicals are in the products I use around the shop. Am I paying for a brand name or some super special ingredients? http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/products.htm This mak
- /html/shop-talk/2007-01/msg00297.html (6,160 bytes)
- 217. Re: Computer Question -- Spoofed e-mails (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:29:37 -0500
- One more tool that has made my life very simple when it comes to spam. Mailwasher Pro: http://www.firetrust.com/firetrustpro.html It's impossible to have you computer infected by a spam virus when it
- /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00060.html (8,092 bytes)
- 218. Re: Any using Nitrogen? (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:41:00 -0500
- I think I've posted this here before. The people who can most afford to put nitrogen in their tires will probably need it least. Most high-end tires have a membrane included in the carcass sandwich t
- /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00088.html (8,872 bytes)
- 219. Re: Any using Nitrogen? (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:59:14 -0500
- I've had problems with every accu gage I've ever owned. They go off calibration, they are fragile and the one was very slow to bleed down. Stick with Longacre and be happy. Very precisely made gauges
- /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00115.html (7,608 bytes)
- 220. Re: Any using Nitrogen? (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:05:03 -0500
- It's pretty clear from reading the links on the page that you posted that nitrogen's benefits are slim to none for the typical car driver. Jon
- /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00186.html (7,770 bytes)
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